Mop.



R. N. FICKETT, JR.

MOP.

APPLICATION FILED I'EB.12, 1m.

$906,631 Patented June 10, 1913.

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RIGHA BD N. FICKETT, JR, 0] ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

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T 0 all whom it concern: Be it known J12, a citizen of the United States of Amerand resident of Atlanta, in the county of Fulton and State of Geor ia, nave invented certain new and use ul Improvements in Mops, of which the following. is a specification.

This invention relates to brushing and scrubbing and particularly to a class thereunder known as mops.

An object of this invention is to produce a novel mop in which the end of the mop stick is cushioned so that it cannot project from the head of the mop and mar the furniture or the woodwork of a house, the said mop being also provided with means for preventing injury of the fibers of the mop, due to the said fibers being pressed between the end of the stick and a stationary object, as where the fibers are permitted to separate and where only one or two strands are interposed between the end of the stick and the said stationary object.

A further object of this invention is to rovide a mop having means for retaining the fibers in assembled relation to the mop stick, means being provided for preventing undue spreading of the said fibers as stated, and a further object of the invention is to produce a mop which can be constructed expeditiously so that the same may be produced at a comparatively small cost.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the details of construction, and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification wherein like characters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in which Figure 1 illustrates a view in elevation of a fragment of a mop stick partly in sectlon with the mop proper in vertical section; Fig. 2 illustrates a horizontal sectional view of a mop taken on a line corresponding with theline 2-2 of'Fig. 1; Fig. 3 illustrates a view in side elevation of a mop in its completed state, a fragment of the mop stick being shown; and Fig. 4 illustrates a view in perspective showing the mop broken away to illustrate the interior construction thereof.

Specification of Letters Patent.

that I, RICHARD N. FIcKn'rr,

, jects a suitable MOP.

Patented June re, 1913.

application filed February 12, 1918. Serial No. 748,004.

In these drawings 5 denotes a mop stick to which the mop fiber 6 is attached. In the construction of the mop, a strip of material is employed, the said material being preferably of fibrous material, although the inventor does not wish to be limited with respect to the material of the said strip. In making the mop, the said strip is preferably laid out flat on a work bench and the fiber 6 is placed thereon, the said strip being approximately centrally of the length of the said fiber. The mop stick 5 is then placed on thefiber and; the strip of material is rolled around or caused to encircle the said stick forming a collar 7 which is outside of the fiber, the said collar being in such relation. to the end of the stick that it prodistance beyond the said end so as to prevent the end of the stick from coming in contact with furniture or the woodwork of a house.

From an inspection of Fig. 1, it will be observed that the fiber is confined between the collar and the end of the stick to form a cushion and that the fiber cannot separate so as to permit the end of the stick to pass between the strands of the fiber, hence the end of the stick cannot injure the fiber to any appreciable extent. As has been stated, the strip of material is approximately centrally of the length of the fiber and hence the portion which is outside of the collar has been permitted to fall down over the portion which is inside of the collar,.thus forming a mop having the advantages tated.

The collar is secured on the stickby a rivet 8 preferably extending through the overlapping portions 9 and 10 of the collar so that the joint formed thereby is held securely while at the same time the said collar is secured to the mop stick. While, under certain conditions. the joint of the overlapping portions of the collar may be left free and the rivet alone may be depended upon to effect such a connection as will be sufficient, it has been found desirable at times to further secure the edges below the rivet 8 by means of fastenings 11 which may take the form of stitches or clasps of any appropriate type. Where the additional fastenings are used the fiber surrounded by the collar is more effectually prevented from spreading and that is its sole advantage.

In completing the mop, the fiber that has been caused to overlie the collar is bound by a cord or other flexible device 12 preferably surrounding the fiber in alinement with the collar so that what may be regarded as a head for the mop is formed so that it may. be properly, manipulated by the stick. The binding device 12 furthermore holds the fibers'm closer assembled relation and prevents undue spreading of the same.

I claim 1. In a mop, a mop stick, a collar attached to the mop stick but spaced therefrom, said collar projecting beyond the lower end of the stick, mop fiber secured between the collar and the stick, lengths of fiber overlying the said collar and forming a mop, and a binder exteriorly of the mop fiber near the end of the stick.

2. In a mop, a mop stick, a collar comprising a length of flexible material having its ends overlapping, a fastener extending through the overlapoin ends of the collar and the stick, the said co lar being in s aced relation to the stick and having its encFprojecting beyond the end of the stick, and fiber forming a mop clamped between the collar and the stickintermediate the length of the said fiber, a portion of the length of said fiber extending over the collar.

3. In a mop, a mop stick, a collar comprising a length of flexible material havin its ends overlappin a fastener exten ing through the over apping ends of the collar and the stick, the said collar being in s aoed relation to the stick and having its en r0- jecting beyondthe end of the stick, forming a mop clamped between the collar and the stick intermediate the length of the said fiber, a portion of the length of said fiber extending over the collar, and fastenings for securing the overlapping edges of the collar.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto afiix m signature in the presence of two witnesses.

RICHARD N. FIOKETT, JR.

Witnesses:

A. G. STEINHEIMER, H. M. JoNEs.

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